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The rotational advancement of medial plantar flap for coverage of foot defect: A case report
Author(s) -
Beidas Omar E.,
Tan Benny K.,
Petersen J. Dayne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.21956
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , microsurgery , plantar flexion , surgery , anatomy , ankle , philosophy , linguistics
Abstract This case describes the use of the medial plantar artery flap used to cover a lateral foot wound in a 19‐year‐old male with a history of spina bifida. The original operative plan was for coverage with a medial plantar flap based distally on retrograde flow through the lateral plantar artery; however, this had to be revised intraoperatively as his vascular anatomy was not adequate to support a flap of this type. Thus, advancement with rotation modification of the conventional medial plantar flap was performed with good results. At 2‐month follow‐up, the patient's flap had fully healed, he returned to full weight‐bearing status, and he had gross sensation in the sole of his foot. This case illustrates the use of the well‐described medial plantar flap by rotating and advancing the flap for reconstruction of defects of the foot. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microsurgery, 2012.